Porcelain yenyen vase decorated with Wang Mu's Eight Horses - Lot 28

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Porcelain yenyen vase decorated with Wang Mu's Eight Horses - Lot 28
Porcelain yenyen vase decorated with Wang Mu's Eight Horses and painted in wucai enamel China. Kangxi period (1662-1722) The yenyen-shaped porcelain vase is decorated in wucai enamels. The body and neck are decorated with a continuous scene depicting the Eight Horses of Wang Mu galloping through a landscape of stylized rocks, trees and mounds. The horses are depicted in various racing poses, their hooves painted blue. The decoration is punctuated by stylized clouds in iron red and green. The neck features horses running among rocks and trees, while the belly is decorated with groups of horses in a variety of styles, some spotted, others plain, enlivening the overall composition. The Eight Horses of Wang Mu is a Chinese mythological theme linked to Xiwangmu (Wang Mu), a Taoist deity associated with immortality, longevity and the mythical kingdom of the West. The motif has its origins in ancient tales of the journey of King Mu of the Zhou to the palace of the Queen Mother of the West, accomplished by extraordinary horses endowed with supernatural abilities. Over time, these horses became celestial creatures in their own right, symbolizing the mastery of space and time, the passage between the earthly world and the world of the immortals, and access to eternal longevity. In iconography, these eight horses form a complete and coherent whole, the number eight referring to the idea of totality and accomplishment. They may be depicted galloping through a mountainous landscape, or walking through the clouds, sometimes without the explicit presence of Wang Mu, but identifiable by their number and their supernatural character. In Chinese decorative arts, particularly on porcelain, this theme is used as an auspicious symbol evoking longevity, cosmic power and spiritual elevation, and is aimed at a literate public sensitive to mythological and Taoist references. Formerly pierced, star-shaped crack, chips, restorations. Provenance:Rouillac, 29th Garden Party II sale, Château d'Artigny, June 12, 2017, lot 262 Then Galerie Bertrand de Lavergne (BRAFA, 2018) Provenance:Collection "Regard d'un amateur éclairé".
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